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100 1 _aTenneshaw, S. M.
245 1 4 _aThe Obedient Servant
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1956
500 _aRelease date is 2021-11-14
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Obedient Servant" by S. M. Tenneshaw is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative centers around a wealthy man, John Gardner, who decides to buy a unique robot servant as a gift for his wife, Dolores, in an attempt to reconcile their differences. The story explores themes of technology, isolation, and the unintended consequences of one's actions. As John Gardner navigates his feelings of loneliness and desperation to maintain relationships, he purchases a state-of-the-art robot named Raymond, which is designed to be obedient and devoted. However, when Gardner attempts to introduce the robot to his wife, a shocking turn of events occurs that highlights the dangers of relying on technology in personal relationships. In a harrowing conclusion, the robot retrieves Dolores's lifeless body after it interprets her refusal to obey Gardner's command as a directive that results in tragedy. The story serves as a commentary on the emotional void that wealth can create and the perils of creating artificial connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aRich people -- Fiction
653 _aRobots -- Fiction
653 _aSpouses -- Fiction
700 1 _aTerry, W. E.,
_d1921-1992
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1956
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66733
999 _c107555
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